Experts say climate vulnerable African nations need at least $1.3 trillion on annual basis if they are keep its fossil fuel in the ground and address energy poverty.
The education sector regulator imposed restrictions on other requirements a parent can be subjected to, definitely scrapping things like hoes, rubber mops, ream of papers and all the others that schools obliged parents to purchase.
Lack of legal frameworks in many countries continue to expose women who access the internet to different forms of violence online — from cyberstalking, unsolicited sexually explicit content, doxing to cyber-bullying, among others.
Farmers who continue to grapple with high cost of farm inputs such as fertilizer, pesticides and seeds resort to reducing planted acreage, definitely contributing to the shortage of food supplies on the markets.
Dr Susan Kaaria, Director of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) speaks broadly on the role of female researchers and why they are the hope for the continent.
Economists say the new census will provide fresh data which will enable government planners make necessary adjustments in design of programmes and projects aimed at tackling poverty.
The diplomats tackled a wide range of issues from security, cooperation with regard recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate crisis, and the push to have African countries halt oil purchases from Russia.
Food items and other essentials are more expensive in rural areas as rural CPI increased the most by 22.5 per cent on annual basis compared to 15.6 per cent in urban areas.
The regulator will have to address a number of issues from short term contracts that do not allow investors to secure new capital investment to cope with increased demand.
Recent studies point to escalation of droughts, floods, extreme storms or wildfires, among others that threaten food security and livelihoods of millions of people across resource-poor countries.
So far, key Pan-African conservation organisations spearheading the scheme say it’s too early to determine when the governance structure, capitalization and disbursement modalities for A-PACT will be deliberated and agreed upon by concerned parties
Conservationists are pushing for the establishment of the fund say at least $200 billion is needed to meet routine costs of conserving estates across the 54 countries.
